Analysis of voltage–current behavior of photovoltaic modules is a critical part of their modeling. Parameter identification of these models demands data from them, measured in realistic environments. In spite of advancement in modeling methodol...
There are currently no international norms which define a method for characterizing photovoltaic solar cells for indoor applications. The current standard test conditions are not relevant indoors. By performing efficiency simulations based on the qua...
The aim of this research is to investigate the performance of indoor amorphous photovoltaic systems with PVC water cooling and compare them with those using heatsink cooling. The amorphous approach used in this study involves water flowing through a...
This paper describes an energy harvesting system composed of an organic photovoltaic cell (OPV) connected to a DC–DC converter, designed in a 130 nm Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS) technology, with a quasi- maximum power point tr...
The development of digital technology has made our lives more advanced as a society familiar with the Internet of Things (IoT). Solar cells are among the most promising candidates for power supply in IoT sensors. Perovskite photovoltaics (PPVs), whic...
Several photovoltaic technologies, based on different semiconductor absorbers with band-gap energy in the range Eg = 1.0–1.5 eV are currently sharing the market for outdoor applications. These photovoltaic cells are designed to achieve an optim...
Indoor organic photovoltaics (IOPVs) have attained considerable research attention as a power source for a low-power consumption self-sustainable electronic device for Internet of Things (IoT) applications. This study aims to develop an efficient cat...
We report on the degradation of organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells in both indoor and outdoor environments. Eight different research groups contributed state of the art OPV cells to be studied at Pomona College. Power conversion efficiency and fill fac...
The renewable energy market, particularly the photovoltaic sector, has experienced significant growth over the past decade. Higher education institutions must play a vital role in the training of professionals, which the sector is currently demanding...
The increase in demand for electricity due to industrial development and the growing use of electronic equipment has led to the need for new alternative energy sources, such as photovoltaic solar energy conversion. In this context, organic photovolta...
The operative temperature of a photovoltaic cell influences the electric conversion yield. This can be enhanced by cooling the panel. Among the studied solutions, phase change materials (PCM) exploit latent heat and absorb a large amount of energy at...
The rapid rise in the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) has opened the door for diverse potential applications in powering indoor Internet of Things (IoT) devices. An energy harvesting system (EHS) powered by a PSC mo...
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Recent studies on light shelves found that building energy efficiency could be maximized by applying photovoltaic (PV) modules to light shelf reflectors. Although PV modules generate a substantial amount of heat and change the consumption of indoor h...
On one side, the capacity of the world’s photovoltaic (PV) systems is experiencing unprecedented growth; on the other side, the number of connected devices is rapidly increasing due to the development of advanced communication technologies. The...
The purpose of this research was to investigate the performance of photovoltaic modules when used in different heating temperatures. The heating temperature variants used were room T, TA = 50 °C, TB = 60 °C, and TC = 70 °C. The lamp capac...
In this study, we explored the potential of exfoliated transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) as innovative spray-coated hole transport layers (HTLs) in organic photovoltaics (OPVs), addressing the need for efficient and stable materials in solar ce...
Dyes have played a pivotal role in the advancement of modern dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs), as they not only facilitate light harvesting, but also serve as blocking layers to impede recombination. In this study, we conducted a systematic investig...
This paper presents an innovative design of a photovoltaic panel system for agricultural applications, particularly in regions prone to drought and extreme temperatures, known as Agri-PV. The proposed solution utilizes optical elements of divergent l...
Among the emerging photovoltaic (PV) technologies, Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs) appear especially interesting in view of their potential for unconventional PV applications. In particular, DSSCs have been proven to provide excellent performances...
The rapid spread of the Internet of Things (IoT) along with the development of innovative low-power electronic devices has also driven the development of indoor photovoltaics. In this paper, we propose a simple and economically feasible solution that...
The Internet of things (IoT) has been rapidly growing in the past few years. IoT connects numerous devices, such as wireless sensors, actuators, and wearable devices, to optimize and monitor daily activities. Most of these devices require power in th...
Indoor farming is among the approaches which can be adapted to improve agricultural sustainability and ensure the food security of countries. However, adopting indoor farming requires a high amount of energy to sustain the system. Incorporating a ren...
Energy used in buildings is mainly attributed to provide the desired thermal comfort, which could result in an increase in carbon emission and, in turn, lead to further environmental degradation. A Building-Integrated Photovoltaic Double-Skin Fa&cced...
The recent focus on wide-bandgap absorbers for tandem solar cell configurations and photovoltaic materials with high absorption coefficients for indoor photovoltaics has prompted a renewed interest in selenium. Over the past few years, the efficiency...
Ternary organic photovoltaics (OPVs) are considered as the next step beyond binary systems, aiming to achieve synergistic improvements in absorption, energetic alignment, and charge transport. However, despite their conceptual appeal, most ternary bl...
This paper presents the design of an autonomous dynamic adaptability system (ADAS) for maintaining the irradiance levels of a steady-state xenon arc lamp solar simulator (SS). The solar simulator is used to carry out indoor testing and accelerated ag...
The measurement and analysis of the spatial attributes of the street canyon hold significant importance in the advancement of photovoltaic integrated shading devices (PVSDs). This study offers the space aspect ratio index AR(h) as a more efficient me...
This study explores the integration of photovoltaic (PV) shading devices and vertical farming (VF) in school buildings to optimize indoor daylight, thermal comfort, and energy performance across three different climate regions in China: Beijing, Shan...
The Internet of Things (IoT) technology connects the real and network worlds by integrating sensors and internet technology, which has greatly changed people’s lifestyles, showing its broad application prospects. However, traditional materials...
The electrical efficiency and durability of a photovoltaic (PV) cell degrades as its temperature increases. Accordingly, there have been continued efforts to control the cell temperature by cooling the PV module. Generally, passive PV cooling using h...
Fullerene-based indoor OPVs, particularly phenyl-C61 butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM), has been regarded as a prospective harvesting indoor light energy source to drive low-power consumption electronic devices such as sensors and IoTs. Due to the low...
Dynamic and Adaptive solar systems demonstrate a greater potential to enhance the satisfaction of occupants, in terms of indoor environment quality and the energy efficiency of the buildings, than conventional shading solutions. This study has evalua...
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The performance of air-type PVT and BIPVT collectors has been extensively studied. As a system that generates heat and power, PVT collector testing has some particularities especially when using air as a heat recovery fluid and a building-integrated...
Nowadays, indoor positioning (IP) is a relevant aspect in several scenarios within the Internet of Things (IoT) framework, e.g., Industry 4.0, Smart City and Smart Factory, in order to track, amongst others, the position of vehicles, people or goods....
Facing rapid urbanization, rising temperatures, and a residential sector that accounted for 38% of Egypt’s electricity use in 2022, middle-income housing presents a critical yet underexplored opportunity for energy efficiency improvements. This...
The evolution of defects during perovskite film fabrication deteriorates the overall film quality and adversely affects the device efficiency of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). We endeavored to control the formation of defects by applying an additive...
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) can utilize the residual photons from indoor light and continuously supplement the energy supply for low-power electron devices, thereby showing the great potential for sustainable energy ecosystems. However, the solutio...
The pursuit of sustainable energy sources has led to significant advances in solar cell technology, with conducting polymers (CPs) emerging as key innovations. This review examines how CPs improve the performance and versatility of three important ty...
Over the past two decades, Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) has become a core technology in the green building sector, driven by global carbon-neutrality goals and the growing demand for sustainable design. This review adopts a scalability-or...
Traditional buildings, while architecturally and culturally significant, often encounter challenges in thermal performance due to the limitations of available construction materials and research carried out to quantify the thermal performance of thes...
In order to study the adaptability of photovoltaic greenhouses to climate in tropical areas, a photovoltaic greenhouse model (photovoltaic panel coverage rate: 76.9%) was built in this study according to a 1:1 proportion. The distribution law of the...
This study integrates photovoltaic (PV) system, building structure, and heat flow mechanism to propose the notion of ventilated Building-Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) walls. The energy-saving potential of the ventilated BIPV walls was investigated v...
To reduce the impact of climate change in the form of low-carbon developments, innovations in sustainable building strategies are imperative. In this regard, the performance of a double-roof house consisting of a photovoltaic panel roof (PV) and gree...
The daylighting environment in university gymnasiums affects daily teaching and sports training. However, direct sunlight, glare, and indoor overheating in summer are common problems. Semi-transparent photovoltaic glass can solve these issues by repl...
A bulk heterojunction (BHJ) consisting of more than one donor/acceptor is one plausible way to improve the charge transport and/or the spectral absorption range in organic solar cells. Ternary and quaternary solar cells have shown promise in this reg...
Microgrid (MG) is a novel concept for a future distribution power system that enables renewable energy sources (RES). The intermittent RES, such as wind turbines and photovoltaic generators, can be connected to the MG via a power electronics inverter...
The purpose of this research is to design an energy-efficient off-grid vending machine that has a refrigeration system powered by an environmentally friendly refrigerant. The paper presents details from the equipment’s design phase in terms of...
In the context of energy harvesting for tiny autonomous sensors placed indoors, this work carries out a systematic experimental evaluation of low-power, low-area photovoltaic (PV) cells. The evaluation involves several cell technologies and types of...
The utilization of indoor photovoltaics makes it feasible to harvest energy from artificial light sources. Although single-junction indoor photovoltaics have demonstrated exceptional efficacy when using LED lighting, there is still a need for more co...
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